News for Heswall and Gayton

18/05/2026

Residents of Baskervyle Rd, Well Lane and Gayton Lane should soon receive a letter from Wirral Council Highways about re-surfacing work in August.
This is currently scheduled for Weds 12th through to Mon 17th August and will require temporary traffic control and overnight road closures from 7pm.

Information on diversion routes can be found on the website https://one.network/

29/04/2026

As Brimstage Road is an arterial route from Heswall to J4 M53, the roadworks starting tomorrow evening could cause significant traffic disruption.

Wirral Council has confirmed that access will be maintained for emergency vehicles and residents where possible.
Also, pedestrian & cyclist access (where possible) will be maintained to any premises situated within the temporary closure at all times.

Check the diversion via; https://one.network/?GB149703087

26/04/2026

Finally, work on Delavor road surface will take place on Tuesday and Weds, however, this would have been much better during the Easter break or half term!
The surface really deteriorated during Autumn/Winter, with loose stones flying up and hitting cars as well as blocking grids.

If you’d like to check on roadworks and diversions in your local area, the Causeway One Network site is useful to track Utility companies and the Council works.

https://one.network/?GB149528678

15/03/2026

Barratt Homes have submitted a request for an Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed development of 300 houses on 15.11 hectares of Green Belt along the Chester Road just outside the Heswall settlement boundary.

The Heswall Society fundamentally oppose the release of Green Belt land for development and are reviewing how best to respond.

For ongoing updates please see our website https://www.theheswallsociety.org.uk/news-and-issues.html

11/03/2026

Yesterday, the majority of councillors voted to refer the introduction of Parking Charges to the Policy & Resources Committee for a full review.

Thank you to everyone who has opposed these charges. We fight on!

Sadly, not ALL parties agreed - Greens voted against this re-think, while Reform didn’t even turn up …again!

Wirral's Conservative Councillors

11/03/2026

08/03/2026

Last week, an extraordinary meeting of the council, called by Wirral Conservatives, rejected Labour’s plans to centralise decision-making in the hands of a small group of Labour councillors.

✅ A big win for local democracy!

But where were Reform?

❌ None of Heswall’s Reform councillors attended the meeting, meaning Heswall’s voters were not even represented.

Meanwhile, Conservative campaigner Dr Ivan Camphor continues to work hard for local people in Heswall, Gayton and Barnston.

💬 Let us know in the comments if there are any local issues he can help with.

07/03/2026

Read the full story here: https://www.wallaseyconservatives.com/news/government-rejects-peak-cluster-pause-petition

BREAKING: Government REJECTS Peak Cluster pause petition. Jeff Green responds. Full story in comments.

06/03/2026

This has been an important week for beleaguered Wirral Council.

On Tuesday, Councillors voted to set a budget for the next year - including how taxes would have to rise and spending on things like roads, schools and care for the vulnerable.

We also put forward a fully-funded plan that would provide real, direct help to local shopping areas, such as Heswall. Sadly, there weren't enough councillors present who voted for this.

At the same meeting, the council's external auditors addressed councillors directly, telling them how the authority had to improve.

On Wednesday, a majority of councillors rejected Labour's plan to centralise all decision making in the hands of a few Labour Councillors.

And on Thursday, councillors reviewed how playing fields and green spaces (including those in Heswall, Gayton and Barnston) could be improved.

Your Reform Councillors did not attend these meetings or cast any votes on behalf of the people who elected them in 2023. There were, instead, three empty seats.

We would like to apologise to the people of Heswall, Gayton and Barnston for this.

Wirral's Conservatives and News for Heswall and Gayton are working to ensure normal service is resumed shortly.

25/02/2026

Dr. Ivan Camphor spoke to Professor Peter Myers to put CO₂ into context – how does it compare to water v***r? Watch and find out.